Posted on 04/06/2008 3:05:54 PM PDT by sinanju
"The Bush administration is coming together -- and adding a key ally for good measure.
Oliver Stone has found the actress to play Condoleezza Rice in his upcoming "W," with Thandie Newton in final negotiations to star as the National Security Advisor-turned-Secretary of State.
Meanwhile, Ioan Gruffudd is in final talks to play former British prime minister Tony Blair.
Rice and Blair are the first non-Bush roles to be cast; Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks and Ellen Burstyn had previously been cast as George W., George Sr., Laura and Barbara Bush, respectively...."
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
I'm betting that ol' Ollie has put down the meth stem and is making an honest effort here to direct a film that large numbers of people will actually pay to see. Recall that he did do a pretty good non-political 9-11, ground-zero movie.
Ioann Gruffudd's biggest recent role was as the abolitionist hero William Wilberforce in "Amazing Grace" last year. Tony Blair, being a shallow sort, will be most gratified, I am sure.
Ian Howyaspellit is “Horatio Hornblower” in the A&E series. Cute as can be. And Thandie Newton is beautiful.
Why no Clinton films? Makes you wonder.
The guy who played Tony Blair in “The Queen” was pretty good. It will be hard to top him.
“Why no Clinton films? Makes you wonder.”
Let’s produce one! Stockard Channing for Monica.
Who should play Bill?
Hilliary?
Hillary doesn't look like Bill at all. Neither does Chelsea, for that matter ...
I love Condi, but Thandie Newton? Seriously? What is Brad Pitt gonna play John McCain? How about Gisele Bundchen for Hillary Clinton? Good grief.
Another box office loser in the making... Why don’t these nitwits get it —> Most Americans don’t want movies that criticize our president, our country, our military, and our people in general... unless of course said people belong to the liberal elite whose stories would make great crime movies, e.g. Clintons.
Yes, and no anti-Clinton books by former staff members and loyalists. UNLIKE BUSH. It does make you wonder.
Let’s produce one! Stockard Channing for Monica.
And Danny DeVito doubling as Helen Thomas and Madeline Albright.
John Lithgow would make a perfect Janet Reno.
They already made Primary Colors and Wag the Dog.
Bruce Willis as Dick Cheney
Thandie is a very accomplished actress, IMO...who would you suggest play Condi? Offhand, I can’t think of a black actress that would be suitable for the part as far as physical appearance goes.
ROTFL...DeVito? Lithgow?
Guaranteed to be garbage. I’m surprised Stone isn’t done in Havana, holding Castro’s hand.
I think DeVito would make a good Sandy Berger.
Actually, she does look a bit like Condi (and I love that necklace!)
Because raging Hollyweird Leftists don't criticize their own. Stone's goal will be to make George W. seem absolutely horrible. I mean, just look at the cast. Here's a sample:
Josh Brolin as W. Brolin's daddy is married to Barbra Streisand.James Cromwell is way out there on the fringe Left. He donated to Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Boxer, Howard Dean and to Progressive Democrats of America PAC.
Ellen Burstyn practices a religion called Sufism. Now 74, she was in her mid-30's when she came under the tutelage of Sufi teacher Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. He gave her the spiritual name Hadiya, which means "she who is guided" in Arabic. In her autobiography she writes, "And the idea that we didn’t have to say, “I am a Christian” or, “I am a Buddhist” or, “I am a Muslim,” but, "I am a spirit opening to the truth that lives in all of these religions,” brings you into a place where you see that the differences are in the dogma, and the essence is very, very similar.
Didn’t they case the older Broslin to play Reagan in the mobie that got canned at CBS?
I don’t think she looks like Dr. Rice and I hope she can get rid of her British accent.
I sincerely doubt it. I would hope you're correct, but I don't think Stone or Hollywood can resist playing their own awful biases into both the acting and the script.
Josh Brolen as Pres Bush? Isn't Brolen's father Mr. Barbra Streisand? And didn't James Brolen play Reagan in some Hollywood leftist smear of the Great communicator.
As Han Solo said in Star Wars, "I got a bad feeling about this."
“Who should play Bill?”
I thought John Travolta did a pretty decent job in Primary Colors. Maybe he could be recast.
He was incredibly good in A&E's Horatio Hornblower series 10 years ago. That was the first time I saw him. Very talented.
Sweet Gore-vestite from Gore-sylvania
AlGore would make a wonderful Dr. Everett Von Scott ,,, he’d need an XL wheelchair though.
“Why no Clinton films? Makes you wonder.”
It was called “Goodfellas”(1990). lol
We'll get Carrot-Top for the part of Hillary.
Or Jimmy Carter.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t understand why Thandie Newton accepted this role, unless there is going to be a Condi going topless scene.
Stone must of promised her that her pantsuit would be see-through.
Ari Fleischer has seen the script. He said the scenes involving him never happened.
He said the main theme of the movie is painting Bush as going to war as a vendetta against Saddam for trying to kill his father and because he was once a heavy drinker and feels he has to prove his self-worth. Yep, thats what its going to be.
No. Top plays Chelsea, not Hillary.
I read something recently in Robert “Buzz” Patterson’s book “War Crimes-The Left’s campaign to Destroy our Military and Lose the War on Terror” that I found depressing, but explained a lot:
Only 30% of Hollywood’s revenues now come from the USA. They are pandering to the rest of the world.
One, this would explain the complete lack of quality that has been coming out of Hollywood for years.
Two, that would explain the anti-American theme of film after film...all these antiwar movies like “Stop Loss” and such.
It all makes sense.
There is one who would be perfect, Audra McDonald:
But I thought they already cast Don Knotts to play Dubya!
-PJ
Regarding Buzz... emailed him --> the military is suppose to protect America from ALL enemies both foreign and domestic --> How do you explain not picking up groups like Code Pink... off the wall liberal Democrats like Reid, Pelosi, Kerry, the Clintons????
No answer... scary!!!
Well, only if you made him up to look really, really homely first.
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